A feature documentary is in the works that will chronicle the storied history of the Cannes Film Festival. The pic promises to delve behind the scenes of the famously glitzy event and will release in time for the fest’s 75-year anniversary in 2022.
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Thierry Frémaux and Cannes President Pierre Lescure spent a portion of this morning’s press conference addressing issues related to France’s current Covid restrictions which have sown confusion, particularly for attendees traveling from the UK.
UK arrivals to France are currently expected to quarantine and need a “compelling reason” for travel.
Lescure noted that there should be more visibility within the next 12-48 hours as France’s Prime Minister is expected to provide an update on the
A feature documentary is in the works that will chronicle the storied history of the Cannes Film Festival. The pic promises to delve behind the scenes of the famously glitzy event and will release in time for the fest’s 75-year anniversary in 2022.
Khloé Kardashian has been linked to many famous faces over the years, including multiple rappers and athletes, such as French Montana, Lamar Odom and Tristan Thompson.
Marco Bellocchio Cannes Honor Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s edition of Cannes. He will travel to the French fest to present his latest picture, Marx Can Wait, film on July 16, before receiving his prize at the closing ceremony on July 17.
What’s one of the most anticipated film of 2021? French filmmaker Julia Ducournau‘s “Titane,” the follow-up to her critically-acclaimed horror film “Raw.” Starring Agathe Rousselle and Vincent Lindon, the movie is a thriller about a long-lost child who returns suddenly, but what seems to be the end of a long nightmare soon turns into something else. READ MORE: 52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2021 The film is also set to debut at the Cannes Film Festival.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBrussels-based company Best Friend Forever has closed major territories on Hadas Ben Aroya’s daring sophomore outing, “All Eyes Off Me,” which world premiered at Berlin in the panorama section. The drama, which is set in contemporary Tel Aviv, was sold to Film Movement for North America, and also lured buyers in France (Wayna Pitch), Japan (Klockworx), Spain (Filmin), Portugal (Nitrato) and South Korea (Lumix Media).
Sheer Qorma — Bush describes this “endearing” 30-minute short from India, revolving around three resilient, queer Muslim women, as a film about “a single mom grappling still years later with her daughter and her daughter’s partner, now wife, [and] her spiritual beliefs and acceptance.
Claire Foy and Rooney Mara are teaming up for a new movie!
Back in December, it was announced that Frances McDormand (who basically only appears in Oscar-nominated films) is set to join the upcoming film, “Women Talking,” from director Sarah Polley. As if it isn’t exciting enough to have McDormand and Polley working together on a new film, the news was made even sweeter today as the rest of the main cast was announced, featuring some truly great talents.
EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive acquisition situation ahead of the documentary’s Tribeca Festival premiere, MSNBC Films has picked up Paper & Glue from Imagine Documentaries, Impact Partners, TIME Studios, and Shark Island.
Netflix has ordered a “Castlevania” spinoff series focused on Richter Belmont, the son of Sypha and Trevor, and Maria Renard set in 1792 France during the French Revolution, the streaming service revealed Friday.The “Castlevania” franchise launched in the late 1980s as an action-adventure gothic horror video game series about vampire hunters.
Another early morning, another early announcement from France. As promised by the organizers previously, new titles have been added to the Cannes Film Festival, nine of them in total.
Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterEver since the 1960s, animators from the world over have assembled in the Alpine French city of Annecy to celebrate animated film. Initially a biannual event, the Annecy Intl.
Just ahead of its French release, Universal’s F9 has been set for a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Deadline has confirmed. This is the mystery studio movie that Cannes General Delegate Thierry Frémaux has been teasing for a few weeks.
After taking a year off due to COVID-19, Cannes’ Critics’ Week, the parallel side-bar part of Cannes that focuses on first and second films by emerging filmmakers, is back and has revealed its line-up. The head of the jury for the 60th edition of Semaine de la Critique, as it is known in France, will be led by Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu, and it’s a very French-heavy line-up.
After a pandemic-induced delay of 14 months, cinema is returning to la Croisette. The 74th Festival de Cannes will finally take place this July, and we now know what films will join the previously announced titles “The French Dispatch,” “Annette,” and “Benedetta.” And if you’re fans of filmmakers such as Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Asghar Farhadi, François Ozon, Mia Hanson-Love, Justin Kurzel, Jacques Audiard, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, you should be very excited.
The French Dispatch. Set in a newspaper office in France, Anderson’s follow-up to 2018’s Isle of Dogs stars Benicio Del Toro, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and more.Other standout films on show will be Flag Day which has been directed by Sean Penn; he also stars in the film as a bank robber alongside his daughter Dylan.Another is Mothering Sunday, Eva Husson’s adaptation of Graham Swift’s WW1-set novel about a doomed romance.
The lineup for the 2021 edition of the Cannes Film Festival has been unveiled. After taking a pause due to the pandemic in 2020, this year’s festival will take place with an in-person event in July with several high-profile titles, including Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch”, the Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard musical “Annette” and new works from Oliver Stone, Todd Haynes, Francois Ozon, Sean Penn, and more.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCannes president Pierre Lescure gave some reassurance to international industry executives, talent and journos who have been holding their breath since earlier this week when the French government announced some tighter measures for visitors from the U.K. Lescure said he expects the government to unveil special instructions for those accredited for the festival within the next 36 hours.
MAIN COMPETITION“Ahed’s Knee,” Nadav Lapid“Annette,” Leos Carax“Benedetta,” Paul Verhoeven“Bergman Island,” Mia Hansen-Love“Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi“Flag Day,” Sean Penn“The French Dispatch,” Wes Anderson“Haut et Fort” (“Casablanca Beats”), Nabil Ayouch“A Hero,” Asghar Farhadi“Hytti Nro 6” (“Compartment No.
After a pandemic-induced delay of 14 months, cinema is returning to la Croisette. This July the 74th Festival de Cannes will finally take place and we now know what films will join the previously announced titles “The French Dispatch,” “Annette” and “Benedetta.” And if you’re fans of filmmakers such as Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Asghar Farhadi, François Ozon, Mia Hanson-Love, Justin Kurzel, Jacques Audiard, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul you should be very excited.